News Analysis
The new Liberal government signalled this summer that changes were afoot in how it manages relationships in Asia and this has materialized more recently in a significant way, as Ottawa pursues “pragmatic” policies.
In short, sizeable contentious issues are being fenced off in order to benefit from the economic opportunities offered by the world’s two most populous countries: China and India.
Canada’s relations with the two countries crashed in recent years, due to key incidents and both of them being seen by Ottawa as a source of foreign interference and transnational repression.
The government of Prime Minister Mark Carney is not letting these concerns impact a diplomatic reset, as it aggressively seeks to boost foreign trade to diversify away from the United States….